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Adjective

Of keen insight or good judgment

Careful and prudent in one's speech or actions

Having knowledge of events before they take place

Fussy, having particular tastes or whims

Graceful and stylish in appearance or manner

Suited or acceptable to the purpose or circumstances

Understanding

Inclined to find fault too readily

Verb

To be aware of through touching or being touched

Present participle for to tell the difference between

Present participle for to look at closely or with interest

Present participle for to analyze or view in a certain way

Present participle for to go over in one's head

Present participle for to be cautious and alert to risks or dangers

Noun

The action or process of identifying someone or something or the fact of being identified

Thought

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Of keen insight or good judgment

skilful^UK

skillful^US

civilized^US

showing great knowledge

dexterous^US

civilised^UK

dextrous^UK

inquiring^US

aesthetic^UK

enquiring^UK

esthetic^US

able to think clearly

lost in thought

with both feet on the ground

first-rate

playing with a full deck

able to reason clearly

joined-up

mentally sound

in possession of all your faculties

having all one's marbles

knowing how many beans make five

investigative

having fancy footwork

as sharp as a tack

with all one's wits about one

traveled^US

having a good head on one's shoulders

know how many beans make five

having no flies on

with one's feet on the ground

travelled^UK

focused^US

focussed^UK

with eyes like a hawk

recognizing^US

recognising^UK

playing with full deck

sensitized^US

sensitised^UK

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“The Rich Tea will be chosen by someone sober, strategic, and discerning who sees all the options and helps the team make balanced decisions.”

Adjective

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Careful and prudent in one's speech or actions

skillful^US

skilful^UK

dexterous^US

dextrous^UK

treating with kid gloves

keeping on one's toes

handling with kid gloves

playing your cards close to your chest

keeping a weather eye on

all ears

walking on egg shells

going to great lengths

nice

perfectionist

strenuous

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Adjective

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Having knowledge of events before they take place

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Adjective

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Fussy, having particular tastes or whims

aesthetic^UK

esthetic^US

cavilling^UK

caviling^US

criticizing^US

criticising^UK

honourable^UK

honorable^US

going to great lengths

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Adjective

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Graceful and stylish in appearance or manner

esthetic^US

aesthetic^UK

civilized^US

civilised^UK

aesthetically pleasing

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Adjective

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Suited or acceptable to the purpose or circumstances

recognized^US

authorized^US

recognised^UK

authorised^UK

according to the book

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Adjective

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Understanding

realizing^US

recognising^UK

recognizing^US

being aware

Adjective

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Inclined to find fault too readily

cavilling^UK

caviling^US

criticizing^US

criticising^UK

unfavorable^US

libellous^UK

libelous^US

minimizing^US

minimising^UK

dishonoring^US

libeling^US

libelling^UK

straight from the shoulder

epithetical

warts and all

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Verb

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To be aware of through touching or being touched

having a sensation of

recognizing^US

recognising^UK

realizing^US

realising^UK

making head or tail of

getting to the bottom of

unraveling^US

unravelling^UK

becoming conscious of

pinpointing

conceiving of

having an aha moment

catching a glimpse of

gauging^UK

gaging^US

becoming cognizant of

theorizing^US

visualizing^US

visualising^UK

getting one's head around

latching on

getting wind of

taking heed of

theorising^UK

familiarizing oneself with

telling apart

paying heed to

hitting upon

getting your head round

putting one's finger on

tracking

sorting out

becoming aware

feeling in one's bones

coming to the conclusion

taking up

getting vibes

scouting up

getting the picture about

getting clued up about

telling the difference

getting wind of the fact

getting to the bottom

getting the impression

getting wise to the fact

getting the message about

drawing a distinction

thinking of

discerning a difference

getting the impression of

getting one's mind around

figuring something out

ingesting

thinking through

catching the drift of

having an awareness of

catching on to the fact

wrapping one's mind around

taking meaning

getting a grip

picking up what someone is putting down

making sense

seeing the light about

kenning

getting across

gaining an understanding of

getting one's head round

making heads or tails of

becoming aware of the fact that

imaging

getting through one's head

becoming conscious of the fact that

perceiving the meaning of

putting the finger on

labelling^UK

labeling^US

analyzing^US

taking to heart

paying heed

taking into consideration

making up your mind on

analysing^UK

having a funny feeling

staying in the clouds

vaporing

telling the difference between

making a distinction between

acknowledging the validity of

admitting the validity of

commiserating with

accepting the validity of

telling which is which

having sneaking suspicion

seeing something coming

banking on

preparing for

drawing the inference

contemplating the possibility of

separating the sheep from the goats

recognizing a distinction

extricating

categorising^UK

separating the wheat from the chaff

forming an opinion of

making a guess at

dare-saying

making an estimate of

having a sneaking suspicion of

taking a shot

jumping to a conclusion

giving an audience to

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“Their perception was weak, and they could barely discern the outlines of other beings present.”

Verb

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Present participle for to tell the difference between

“We usually fail to discern between authentic and artificial needs.”

Verb

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Present participle for to look at closely or with interest

keeping under surveillance

keeping tabs on

keeping under observation

keeping a weather eye on

keeping under scrutiny

having a gander at

twigging

having a squint at

giving something a once-over

keeping a beady eye on

feasting your eyes on

checking something out

having a butcher's at

enquiring^UK

looking something over

analyzing^US

taking a butcher's at

analysing^UK

going over with a fine-tooth comb

dipping

subjecting to an examination

giving something a going-over

giving something a look-see

glassing

glancing over

surfing

subjecting to an inspection

catching a glimpse of

running your eye over

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Present participle for to analyze or view in a certain way

Verb

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Present participle for to go over in one's head

Verb

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Present participle for to be cautious and alert to risks or dangers

minding one's p's and q's

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The action or process of identifying someone or something or the fact of being identified

Noun

Thought

realising^UK

realizing^US

judgment^US

judgement^UK

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

period of deliberation

period of contemplation

spell of contemplation

spell of deliberation

inquiry^US

enquiry^UK

careful consideration

theorizing^US

theorising^UK

analyzing^US

memorising^UK

analysing^UK

memorizing^US

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